Greetings. Friend, I've something to say to you. Listen, our land will not be given to you while we are still alive. The only places for you are Port Nicholson, Rangitikei and Heretaunga, for that is the majority of our land which has been ceded to you. This small part we retain, it's a small part and we will not give it to you. The boundary runs [from] Te Kawakawa and back, to Ruamahanga, out to Wareama and as far as

Rangiwakaoma; these boundaries written in this letter all go back to Oahanga[?]. Any talk you might hear from people on the coast is wrong, it is not correct. Rather if we all agreed, then it is right. Take note that from Wairarapa out to the coast and across to Manawatu will not be given to you.

Friend, we have heard some of you Pakeha say that the land should just be taken without our knowledge. Friend, that would not be good, for if you, the Pakeha, act in that way, take our land covertly, it would be wrong and there will be trouble in those parts. Consider Pewhairangi, look at Wairau, they are examples for you and I, for there was trouble over those parts taken covertly. The people who brought back in the boundaries were 100.

Greetings. Friend, I've something to say to you. Listen, our land will not be given to you while we are still alive. The only places for you are Port Nicholson, Rangitikei and Heretaunga, for that is the majority of our land which has been ceded to you. This small part we retain, it's a small part and we will not give it to you. The boundary runs [from] Te Kawakawa and back, to Ruamahanga, out to Wareama and as far as Rangiwakaoma; these boundaries written in this letter all go back to Oahanga[?]. Any talk you might hear from people on the coast is wrong, it is not correct. Rather if we all agreed, then it is right. Take note that from Wairarapa out to the coast and across to Manawatu will not be given to you.

Friend, we have heard some of you Pakeha say that the land should just be taken without our knowledge. Friend, that would not be good, for if you, the Pakeha, act in that way, take our land covertly, it would be wrong and there will be trouble in those parts. Consider Pewhairangi, look at Wairau, they are examples for you and I, for there was trouble over those parts taken covertly. The people who brought back in the boundaries were 100.

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